Which of the Following Statements About Nuclear Weapons Is True

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about nuclear weapons is true?

• A)The Soviet Union initially had more nuclear weapons than the United States.
• B)Nuclear weapons were ultimately unimportant in the Cold War competition between the Soviet Union and the United States.
• C)There was never a real possibility that the United States or the Soviet Union would use their nuclear weapons.
• D)The United States' and the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities effectively prevented each from attacking the other.

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Definitions:

Double-Entry Bookkeeping

An accounting system in which the recording of each transaction affects two or more accounts and the total of the debits is equal to the total of the credits.

Debiting

The process of recording an entry on the left side of the accounting ledger, which increases asset or expense accounts and decreases liability, equity, or revenue accounts.

Crediting

The process of making an entry on the right side of an account in double-entry bookkeeping, indicating an increase in liabilities, equity, or revenue, or a decrease in an asset or expense.

Salaries Payable

A liability account representing amounts owed to employees for work performed and not yet paid.